Nigeria's Dare, Ahmad and Kyari Shine at Financial Inclusion Forum in Milan

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The Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Sunday Dare, the Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Financial System Stability, Aisha Ahmad, and Mohammed Kyari, Commissioner National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) are among top level intercontinental management experts attending a special workshop on Financial Inclusion in Ballagio, Milan, Italy.

The workshop, focused on accelerating financial inclusion through government and private sector collaboration, is interrogating a six-country case study on deepening financial inclusion using banks and telecom companies as enablers.

The countries are: Nigeria, Indonesia, Egypt, India, China and Estonia.

Currently, Nigeria has increased the rate of financial inclusion by over 65 percent, from 41.2 million to 63 million, and within the framework of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), Nigeria is objectively set to achieve the goal of 80 percent financial inclusion.